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Because the city doesn’t read this blog

About two years ago I reported that there were some signs on Rte. 12 that were obscured by Norway Maple saplings. Here’s the photo I posted at the time:

Here’s what the same spot looks like today:

The “Do Not Pass” sign is even more obscured by trees, and is no longer accompanied by a Rte. 12 sign. I decided to do some investigation, and found the missing sign on the ground next to a nearby driveway:

Was it knocked down by a car? No, there’s no damage to the nearby Norway Maples. A closer look provides an answer:

The maples have grown too close, and are trapping moisture against the steel posts, causing them to rust. One has rusted through & broken, the other is close behind.

I’ll check back there in a couple of years and post some updated photos of the neglected signage.

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I friended Kate Toomy on Facebook a while back. Last year I posted a pic of the trees growing over and obstructing the stop sign at the end of Saint Nicolas coming out onto Clark. The next day the tree was trimmed back and the sign was visible.

I believe that these are not maples, but rather the fast-growing huge invasive weed trees called Ailanthus. I’ve been trying for several years to fire some interest in an abatement/replacement program to control these invasive pests.They grow rapidly and die quickly, and the roots are so weak they are a constant danger.No one in city gov’t seems to care.